Also, a team retaining a top-tier player now gets only one compensatory draft pick, not two, if he leaves via free agency. The team signing said player as a free agent still forfeits a first-round pick, but it isn't awarded to the club losing that player; the first round is simply condensed. The top 10 picks in the draft are still protected

The old rules didn't make much sense, anyway, since they penalized teams not involved in such deals by pulling second-round talent into the sandwich round. There's still a sandwich round, but the first round will be shortened, correcting that error.

While the Angels and New York Yankees try to decide the ALCS in the next two games in the Frigidaire refrigerator known as Yankee Stadium, the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies are having a good time.

Yes, while Derek Jeter, Joe Girardi and Alex Rodriguez (above, Friday at a workout in sunny NYC) are dressing in layers, and wondering if they left the door too far open for the Angels in Game 5, the Phillies are mulling pitching plans.

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Manager Charlie Manuel says Pedro Martinez will get a start in the World Series, but he hasn't made any definite selections beyond Cliff Lee in Game 1.